UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 11-K

 

 

 

FOR ANNUAL REPORTS OF EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE, SAVINGS

AND SIMILAR PLANS PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

(Mark One)

x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
   
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016
 
OR
 
¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from _________to_________

 

Commission File Number 000-19932

______________________________________

 

A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

 

RELIV' INTERNATIONAL, INC.

401(k) PLAN

 

B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

 

Reliv International, Inc.

136 Chesterfield Industrial Boulevard

Chesterfield, Missouri 63005

 

 

 

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees have duly caused this annual report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: June 14, 2017 RELIV’ INTERNATIONAL, INC. 401(k) PLAN
     
  By: /s/ Stephen M. Merrick
    Stephen M. Merrick, Senior Vice President of Reliv’ International, Inc., Trustee

 

 

 

 

Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule

 

Reliv International, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Years Ended December 31, 2016 and 2015

 

 

 

 

Reliv International, Inc. 401(k) Plan

 

Financial Statements

and Supplemental Schedule

 

Years Ended December 31, 2016 and 2015

 

Contents

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 1
   
Financial Statements  
   
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits 2
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits 3
Notes to Financial Statements 4
   
Supplemental Schedule  
   
Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) 11

 

 

 

 

Report of Independent

Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

Plan Trustees

Reliv International, Inc. 401(k) Plan

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of Reliv International, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the Plan) as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of Reliv International, Inc. 401(k) Plan as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2016 is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements, but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

 

/s/ RubinBrown LLP

 

St. Louis, Missouri

June 14, 2017

 

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Reliv International, Inc. 401(k) Plan

 

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

    December 31  
    2016     2015  
Assets                
Cash   $ 20,986     $ 37,254  
Investments, at fair value:                
Mutual funds     8,136,539       7,300,094  
Collective investment trust funds     1,157,717       2,299,328  
Reliv International, Inc. common stock     217,565       209,881  
Total investments     9,511,821       9,809,303  
                 
Receivables                
Participant notes receivable     107,166       133,926  
                 
Net assets available for benefits   $ 9,639,973     $ 9,980,483  

 

See the accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Reliv International, Inc. 401(k) Plan

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

    Years Ended December 31  
    2016     2015  
Additions to net assets attributed to:                
Contributions:                
Company   $ 44,636     $ 49,414  
Participants     467,313       514,186  
Total contributions     511,949       563,600  
                 
Deductions from net assets attributed to:                
Withdrawals to participants     1,555,105       1,286,676  
Administrative expenses     33,671       34,792  
Total deductions     1,588,776       1,321,468  
                 
Investment income (loss):                
Net realized and unrealized appreciation (depreciation ) in fair value of investments     445,077       (529,338 )
Interest and dividends     291,240       347,534  
Net investment income (loss)     736,317       (181,804 )
                 
Net decrease in net assets available for benefits     (340,510 )     (939,672 )
Net assets available for benefits:                
Beginning of year     9,980,483       10,920,155  
End of year   $ 9,639,973     $ 9,980,483  

 

See the accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Reliv International, Inc. 401(k) Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

December 31, 2016

 

1. Description of the Plan

 

The following description of Reliv International, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the Plan) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan agreement for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions. The Plan was amended and restated on January 1, 2016.

 

General

 

The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering all eligible employees of Reliv International, Inc. (the Company) who have completed one year of service and have attained the age of 21. It is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), as amended. The Plan’s asset custodian is Charles Schwab Bank.

 

Contributions

 

Each year participants may contribute from 1% to 50% of eligible compensation, as defined in the Plan agreement. The Plan provides for discretionary matching contributions. For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company contributed 10% of the first 15% of the participant’s eligible compensation contributed. Participants may also contribute amounts representing distributions from other qualified defined benefit or defined contribution plans. All contributions are subject to applicable Internal Revenue Service (IRS) limitations.

 

Upon enrollment, a participant may direct their contributions and any allocated Company contributions to any of the Plan’s investment options, which include Company common stock, various mutual funds, and various collective investment trusts. All investments are participant directed.

 

Vesting and Forfeitures

 

Participants are immediately vested in their contributions plus actual earnings thereon. Vesting in the Company’s matching contributions plus actual earnings thereon is based on years of continuous service, as defined in the Plan agreement. A participant vests 20% per year starting with his or her second year of service and is fully vested after six years of continuous service.

 

Forfeitures arising from non-vested accounts at the time of termination are used to reduce future Company contributions to the Plan. Forfeited amounts available for future use were $3,975 and $3,347 at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Forfeitures were not used to offset Company contributions during the years ended December 31, 2016 or 2015.

 

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Reliv International, Inc. 401(k) Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

1. Description of the Plan (continued)

 

Participant Accounts

 

Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contributions, the Company’s matching contribution and allocations of Plan earnings and administrative expenses, if applicable. Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances, as defined in the Plan agreement. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the vested portion of the participant’s account.

 

Participant Notes Receivables

 

Participants may borrow from their accounts a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of their vested account balance. Loan terms range from 1 year to 5 years or up to 30 years for the purchase of a primary residence. The loans outstanding at December 31, 2016 mature between 2017 and 2036. The loans are secured by the balance in the participants’ accounts and bear interest at rates ranging from 4.25% to 8.25%, commensurate with local prevailing rates as determined by the Plan administrator. Principal and interest are paid ratably through payroll deductions. Terminated employees may pay off the loan in full at time of separation or they may receive a deemed distribution.

 

Payment of Benefits

 

Upon termination of service or attainment of Normal Retirement Age, as defined in the Plan agreement, a participant may elect to receive either a lump-sum amount equal to the value of the participant’s vested interest in his or her account, annual installments, or if applicable to the participant’s account balance, a distribution of Company common stock.

 

Participants may also take in-service distributions upon reaching Normal Retirement Age or experiencing a qualifying financial hardship, as defined in the Plan agreement.

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Accounting

 

The financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

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Reliv International, Inc. 401(k) Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

Administrative Expenses

 

Expenses of the Plan are paid by the Company, except for financial advisory fees and participant loan initiation and record-keeping fees, which are charged to the applicable participants.

 

Participant Notes Receivable

 

Participant notes receivable are measured at the unpaid principal balance plus accrued but unpaid interest. Delinquent participant loans are reclassified as distributions based upon the terms of the Plan agreement.

 

Fair Value

 

The Plan’s investments are stated at fair value under the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (FASB ASC) 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures , as amended. FASB ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. An asset’s or liability’s classification within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of significant input to its valuation. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 

Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

Level 2: Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets in inactive markets, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; or inputs that are observable or corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

 

Level 3: Unobservable inputs supported by little or no market activity and that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the exit price, including assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

 

Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on available market information and other observable inputs. In some cases, the fair value estimates cannot be substantiated by comparison to independent markets. In addition, the disclosed fair value may not be realized in the immediate settlement of the financial asset and these values do not represent any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time an entire holding of a particular financial asset. Potential taxes and other expenses that would be incurred in an actual sale or settlement are not reflected in the amounts disclosed.

 

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Reliv International, Inc. 401(k) Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

Valuation of Investments and Income Recognition

 

The Plan’s investments are stated at fair value as determined by Charles Schwab Bank, the Custodian. The shares of the Company’s common stock are valued at the closing price as quoted on the NASDAQ Global Select Market for the last business day of the year. Shares in mutual funds are valued at net asset value (NAV) based on the closing price for the last business day of the year.

 

Target Date Funds: The Plan invests in collective investment trust funds in which the primary objective is to approximate the risk and return of a custom benchmark comprised of various industry published equity, fixed income, commodity, and inflation investment return indexes, as adjusted for target retirement dates associated with each particular fund. Accordingly, the funds may invest in a variety of asset classes, including, but not limited to, domestic and international equity, global real estate, commodities, intermediate-term bond, inflation-protected bond (U.S. TIPS) and cash equivalents.

 

Stable Value Fund: The Plan invests in the Federated Capital Preservation Fund (FCPF); a collective investment trust. The investment objective of FCPF is stability of principal and high current income.

 

Diversified Allocation Funds: The Plan invested in collective investment trust funds (the Inceptus funds) in which the primary objective of the various funds was to offer an investor investment “risk” ranging from conservative to aggressive. The Inceptus funds, as a group, sought to offer a varying degree of principal preservation, reduced volatility, and opportunity for growth. Each fund focused on asset allocation as the driver of its long-term performance and utilized a combination of mutual funds, exchange traded funds, and other pooled funds as the underlying investments. The Plan discontinued investing in the Inceptus funds during 2016.

 

The fair value of the Plan’s interest in the each of the Stable Value, Target Date, and Diversified Allocation funds is valued at NAV based on information reported by the issuer of the fund at year end. The NAV is used as a practical expedient to estimate fair value. This practical expedient is not used when it is determined to be probable that the fund will sell the investment for an amount different than the reported NAV. Participant transactions (purchases and sales) may occur daily.

 

Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments includes the Plan’s gains and losses on investments bought and sold as well as held during the year.

 

Payment of Benefits

 

Benefits are recorded when paid.

 

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Reliv International, Inc. 401(k) Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

3. Investments

 

The following table presents the Plan’s fair value hierarchy for those investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2016 and 2015:

 

          Fair Value Measurements  
          Unadjusted     Signficant        
          Quoted Prices     Other     Signficant  
    Total     in Active     Observable     Unobservable  
    Carrying     Markets     Inputs     Inputs  
Description   Value     (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)  
                         
December 31, 2016:                                
                                 
Mutual funds   $ 8,136,539     $ 8,136,539     $ -     $ -  
Collective investment trust funds (a)     1,157,717                          
Common stock—Reliv International, Inc.     217,565       217,565       -       -  
    $ 9,511,821     $ 8,354,104     $ -     $ -  
                                 
December 31, 2015:                                
                                 
Mutual funds   $ 7,300,094     $ 7,300,094     $ -     $ -  
Collective investment trust funds (a)     2,299,328                          
Common stock—Reliv International, Inc.     209,881       209,881       -       -  
    $ 9,809,303     $ 7,509,975     $ -     $ -  

 

(a) Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the NAV per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the statements of net assets available for benefits .

 

At December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Plan held Reliv International, Inc. common stock with a fair value of $217,565 (46,889 shares) and $209,881 (361,864 shares), respectively. The Plan’s December 31, 2016 holdings of 46,889 shares of Reliv International, Inc. common stock reflect the common stock’s one-for-seven reverse stock split, which took effect on October 4, 2016.

 

There were no cash dividends related to the Reliv International, Inc. common stock for the years ended December 31, 2016 or 2015.

 

There have been no changes in the fair value methodologies used at December 31, 2016 or 2015.

 

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Reliv International, Inc. 401(k) Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

4. Investments Measured Using Net Asset Value Per Share Practical Expedient

 

The following table summarizes investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient as of December 31, 2016, and 2015. There are no participant redemption restrictions for these investments; the redemption notice period is applicable only to the Plan.

 

              Redemption   Redemption
    Fair     Unfunded   frequency (if   notice
    Value     commitments   currently eligible)   period
                   
December 31, 2016:                    
                     
Federated Capital Preservation Fund   $ 976,818     n/a   Daily   12 months
Schwab Index Retirement TR Fund 2015     12,133     n/a   Daily   none
Schwab Index Retirement TR Fund 2020     56,754     n/a   Daily   none
Schwab Index Retirement TR Fund 2025     24,809     n/a   Daily   none
Schwab Index Retirement TR Fund 2030     5,952     n/a   Daily   none
Schwab Index Retirement TR Fund 2035     46,138     n/a   Daily   none
Schwab Index Retirement TR Fund 2040     3,509     n/a   Daily   none
Schwab Index Retirement TR Fund 2045     27,256     n/a   Daily   none
Schwab Index Retirement TR Fund 2050     2,133     n/a   Daily   none
Schwab Index Retirement TR Fund 2055     2,215     n/a   Daily   none
                     
December 31, 2015:                    
                     
Federated Capital Preservation Fund   $ 1,041,208     n/a   Daily   12 months
Inceptus Aggressive Fund     74,159     n/a   Daily   none
Inceptus Conservative Fund     2,590     n/a   Daily   none
Inceptus Moderate Fund     76,126     n/a   Daily   none
Inceptus Moderately Aggressive Fund     526,983     n/a   Daily   none
Inceptus Moderately Conservative Fund     632     n/a   Daily   none
Schwab Index Retirement TR Fund 2015     11,545     n/a   Daily   none
Schwab Index Retirement TR Fund 2020     48,940     n/a   Daily   none
Schwab Index Retirement TR Fund 2025     19,403     n/a   Daily   none
Schwab Index Retirement TR Fund 2030     10,421     n/a   Daily   none
Schwab Index Retirement TR Fund 2035     448,299     n/a   Daily   none
Schwab Index Retirement TR Fund 2040     11,671     n/a   Daily   none
Schwab Index Retirement TR Fund 2045     23,489     n/a   Daily   none
Schwab Index Retirement TR Fund 2050     1,846     n/a   Daily   none
Schwab Index Retirement TR Fund 2055     2,016     n/a   Daily   none

 

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Reliv International, Inc. 401(k) Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

5. Plan Termination

 

Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of Plan termination, participants will become 100% vested in their accounts.

 

6. Income Tax Status

 

The underlying nonstandardized prototype plan has received an opinion letter from the IRS dated March 31, 2014, stating that the form of the prototype plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code), and therefore, the related trust is tax-exempt. In accordance with Revenue Procedures 2008-6 and 2005-16, the Plan sponsor has determined that it is eligible to and has chosen to rely on the current IRS prototype plan opinion letter. Once qualified, the Plan is required to operate in conformity with the Code to maintain its qualification. The Plan has been amended since the date of the opinion letter; however, the Plan Administrator believes the Plan is being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code and, therefore, believes that the Plan is qualified and the related trust is tax-exempt.

 

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require Plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the Plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the IRS. The Plan Administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan, and has concluded that as of December 31, 2016, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability (or asset) or disclosure in the financial statements. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress. The Plan Administrator believes it is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2013.

 

7. Risks and Uncertainties

 

The Plan invests in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market, and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits.

 

 

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Supplemental Schedule

 

 

 

 

Reliv International, Inc. 401(k) Plan

 

Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

EIN 37-1172197, Plan No. 002

 

December 31, 2016

 

Identity of Issuer   Description of Investment   Current
Value
 
    Mutual Fund        
T Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth   17,917 shares   $ 1,300,964  
Black Rock Sm Cap Growth Equity Instl   26,984 shares     514,050  
Dodge & Cox Income Fund   68,662 shares     933,120  
Dodge & Cox Stock Fund   5,604 shares     1,032,732  
Harbor International Growth Instl   38,749 shares     472,737  
Voya Global Real Estate Cl I   18,995 shares     357,495  
JP Morgan Mid Cap Value Instl SHS   12,075 shares     439,528  
Prudential Jennison Mid Cap Growth Q   11,438 shares     405,814  
Vanguard Inflation Protected SEC Admir   3,888 shares     99,054  
Vanguard Life Strategy Mod Growth Fd I   29,684 shares     716,878  
Vanguard Life Strategy Growth Fund I   3,299 shares     95,255  
Vanguard Life Strategy Income Fund I   180 shares     2,682  
Vanguard Life Strat. Cons Growth Fd I   39 shares     728  
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Fund Admiral   180 shares     29,443  
Vanguard Small Cap Index Admiral   687 shares     42,457  
Vanguard Total Bond Mkt Index Admiral   9,985 shares     106,345  
Vanguard Total Intl Stk Index Admiral   23,146 shares     570,083  
Vanguard 500 Index Admiral   2,606 shares     538,340  
Westcore Small Cap Value Inst   38,215 shares     478,834  
             
    Collective Investment Trust        
Schwab Index Retirement TR Fund 2015*   668 units     12,133  
Schwab Index Retirement TR Fund 2020*   2,933 units     56,754  
Schwab Index Retirement TR Fund 2025*   1,204 units     24,809  
Schwab Index Retirement TR Fund 2030*   278 units     5,952  
Schwab Index Retirement TR Fund 2035*   2,056 units     46,138  
Schwab Index Retirement TR Fund 2040*   154 units     3,509  
Schwab Index Retirement TR Fund 2045*   1,168 units     27,256  
Schwab Index Retirement TR Fund 2050*   92 units     2,133  
Schwab Index Retirement TR Fund 2055*   167 units     2,215  
Federated Capital Preservation Fund   97,682 units     976,818  
             
Reliv International, Inc.*   46,889 shares, Company common stock     217,565  
Various participants*
  Participant loans, interest rates of 4.25% to 8.25%, maturing between 2017 and 2036     107,166  
        $ 9,618,987  

 

*Represents an allowable party-in-interest.

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBIT

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
23.   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

 

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